Comments on: Hostile Morning Bike Commute Lesson Learned http://gokayaknow.com/index.php/cycling/hostile-morning-bike-commute-lesson-learned/ Sea Kayaking & Surf Kayaking for the moving water enthusiast Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:32:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joshua Duggan http://gokayaknow.com/index.php/cycling/hostile-morning-bike-commute-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-2212 Joshua Duggan Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:53:27 +0000 http://keithwikle.com/?p=243#comment-2212 There was a recent thread on the League of American Bicyclists instructors' google group about a topic related to lane positioning. One poster used the word aggressive to describe taking the lane and the space that they were entitled to use. Another suggested that aggressive carries the wrong connotation. It implies conflict, even if there shouldn't be one. It was decided that assertive would be a much better word. It's sort of a nitpicky thing, but the words we use to describe things can make a big difference (accident vs. crash, accident implies that it couldn't be avoided, but many crashes, "accidents," are the result of negligence or ignorance and can be avoided. Ehhh, end of nitpicking. :) Hi, I'm Josh. Nice to meetcha. There was a recent thread on the League of American Bicyclists instructors’ google group about a topic related to lane positioning. One poster used the word aggressive to describe taking the lane and the space that they were entitled to use. Another suggested that aggressive carries the wrong connotation. It implies conflict, even if there shouldn’t be one.

It was decided that assertive would be a much better word. It’s sort of a nitpicky thing, but the words we use to describe things can make a big difference (accident vs. crash, accident implies that it couldn’t be avoided, but many crashes, “accidents,” are the result of negligence or ignorance and can be avoided.

Ehhh, end of nitpicking. :)

Hi, I’m Josh. Nice to meetcha.

]]> By: kwikle http://gokayaknow.com/index.php/cycling/hostile-morning-bike-commute-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-281 kwikle Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:11:33 +0000 http://keithwikle.com/?p=243#comment-281 Hey Jay: Trackstand is in progress. Sometimes I creep a bit but it is coming along. Thanks for the tip. Hey Jay:

Trackstand is in progress. Sometimes I creep a bit but it is coming along. Thanks for the tip.

]]> By: Jason http://gokayaknow.com/index.php/cycling/hostile-morning-bike-commute-lesson-learned/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Jason Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:34:31 +0000 http://keithwikle.com/?p=243#comment-278 Hey hows your track stand comming. That will make a huge difference in you ability to reposition yourself in the lane toward the left then quick sprint of the light toward the right before the following car can even blink an eye. Sprinting off a light from a track stand with the appropriate gear allready selected is a faster 3+ seconds then most cars who might even try to run you over. Hey hows your track stand comming. That will make a huge difference in you ability to reposition yourself in the lane toward the left then quick sprint of the light toward the right before the following car can even blink an eye. Sprinting off a light from a track stand with the appropriate gear allready selected is a faster 3+ seconds then most cars who might even try to run you over.

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